All about oriental makeup

For women of the East, facial makeup is of particular importance. The fact is that many of them can only be left with their eyes open, in other states even their lips. Therefore, it is precisely on these areas of the face that the oriental art of make-up is aimed, designed to present the beauties there in the best possible way.

Eastern women like rich makeup, in which both eyes and lips are highlighted at once. Whatever lipstick a girl chooses - bright or nude, glossy or matte - her eyes should always be emphasized more.

The most popular combination can be called this option: eyes decorated in the "smokey ice" technique and lips with classic scarlet lipstick applied.

You can, of course, choose shades of berries - cherry, currant, wine, carmine or coral. If the eyes are painted especially brightly, it is better to dwell on nude shades with a pink or beige undertone.

The above applies to Arabic and Indian makeup. But the Korean and Japanese make-up also provides for emphasizing the eyes, though not so intense. But with any type of makeup chosen by a woman, it should be borne in mind that even two shades of eyeshadow will not be enough. The technique of applying shadows on the eyelids should be worked out, the transitions of tones should be imperceptible, the shading should be very careful. This make-up cannot be called easy to perform (and to wear). Negligence is absolutely unacceptable. Any oriental makeup - be it Indian or Japanese, everyday or evening - requires appropriate skills from the master who applies it.

Let's talk about the main types of oriental makeup. And although they all belong to one large group - East, - the technique of their application and the final result differ dramatically.

A face for an Arab beauty is like a canvas for an artist. The women of the East are well aware of their advantageous sides and emphasize them in every possible way. Bold eyeshadow, jet black eyeliner and thick lipstick with crisp, but not contrasting contour - these are the distinctive features of this makeup.

You need to understand that Arab women often wear hats that completely cover the face, except for the eyes.... That is why they stand out especially clearly. But even for those girls who can leave their face open, accentuated eyes are the most important element of a make-up.

To perform such a make-up, you need a lot of decorative cosmetics: palette with shadows, black kayal, which looks like a coal (this is how the lower eyelid and mucous membrane are painted). And you also need a black eyeliner - a felt-tip pen, gel in a jar, liquid.

Apply eyeliner to the lower eyelid and mucous membrane with great care. If the white of the eye is not entirely snow-white, there are reddish streaks, then the makeup will make the face tired, stale. But you can't do without eyeliner, because it is she who is an indispensable element in the Arab make-up. Before you start applying eyeliner to the lower eyelid and kayal to the mucous membrane, you should "whiten" your eyes with drops that remove redness.

Long arrow Is another feature of Arabic makeup. Especially in cases where the shape of the eye needs to be extended, to make it more "oriental". The arrow should be very neat, wide, and its tail should go far beyond the edge of the eye.

Brows - very important elements of make-up. They should be such as not to draw attention to themselves, while framing the eyes with dignity and beauty. Traditionally, eyebrows in Arabic make-up are neat, wide, with a clear shape.

The gaps between the hairs can be filled in with the strokes of an eyebrow pencil, and it can also be used to outline the outline. You can also use eyebrow shadows to fill in the voids. It is important to remember that the outline should not be blurred. Any carelessness, negligence in Arabic make-up is unacceptable.

The skin of an Arab beauty cannot be pale and dull... Here all kinds of bronzers, highlighters and blush of warm shades will come to the rescue. With a bronzer, you need to go over the protruding parts of the cheekbones, the lateral areas of the forehead, the bridge of the nose. Apply blush to cheeks. It should be remembered: the higher the blush is applied, the younger the woman will look.

Choosing a lipstick is recommended in combination with eye color, as well as based on your own courage. The most decisive can paint their lips in scarlet or burgundy, as well as wine and cherry. It is very important to choose the right contour pencil - either to match or one shade darker. The contour must be applied, the lipstick itself must lie flawlessly even, no flowing beyond the lips, smearing is unacceptable.

At the word "Japan" geisha immediately come to mind - beautiful, gentle, graceful persons. Makeup in the Japanese style implies some doll-like, unnaturalness. The skin should be whiter than usual, ideally porcelain. The eyes are painted brightly, but unusually, using pink, red, burgundy shadows and a thin black eyeliner for this. Shadows are applied with shading to the outer corner.

For lips, choose scarlet, cherry, carmine. To apply lipstick evenly, you need a contour pencil. First, a foundation or concealer is applied, after which the lips are powdered, then the shape that is needed is drawn with a pencil. Lipstick is the last thing to do.

In Indian makeup, the eyes are highlighted just like in Arabic. The eyebrows are drawn very carefully and neatly.The choice of eyeshadow is more daring than in Arabic makeup - two contrasting colors are often applied to the upper eyelid, for example, blue and yellow, or two shades of the same color, like mint and emerald. The shading should be very accurate, the transition from one color to another should be smooth. Dirt and negligence are unacceptable.

In addition to makeup, Indian beauties use a lot of ornaments for the face - this is a traditional point in the middle of the forehead (bindi, tilaka), and a nose ring fastened with a complex pattern with a forehead or headdress. Bright, bold colors, an abundance of decor - these are the features of Indian makeup.

For Korean women, the so-called no make-up make-up is typical - makeup without makeup... The woman looks as if she had just washed her face, but in fact, the freshness of the skin and the shine of the eyes became possible thanks to decorative and care cosmetics.

To make the eyes appear larger, light translucent eyeshadows with a satin finish are used - a cross between matte and shiny shades. The most popular shades among Korean women are sand, beige and powdery pink. They are applied to the entire upper eyelid, carefully shading the boundaries of the transition from one shade to another. A glossy highlight is placed on the lower eyelid with white shadows or a highlighter.

If European women are popular to contour the face by darkening certain areas (under the cheekbones, the corners of the forehead, the lower part of the chin), then the Korean women give the face a visually more prominent shape using the strobing technique, that is, highlighting the central part of the face. The highlighter is applied to the protruding parts of the cheekbones, the outer part of the eye socket, under the eyebrow, on the back of the nose.

Asiatic eye cut suggests that the eyelashes in the upper eyelid grow downward. Therefore, curling irons and curling mascara are essential tools in the beauty bag of Korean fashionistas.

Any of the styles of oriental makeup can be afforded by the owners of any eye color. It is only important to choose the right palette of shadows to emphasize the natural color, to make it even brighter and more expressive.

In order for green eyes to sparkle with a truly magical fire, a palette of all shades of gray shadows - from pearl to graphite... Gray is one of the most difficult colors to apply and blend, so you should practice applying it carefully to get the effect you want. A bright highlight on the lash line of the lower eyelid can be set in ultramarine blue or purple.

Mascara, kayal, and eyeliner should be charcoal black.

For brown eyes, any shades of brown, gold, peach, coral, wine are suitable. The area under the eyebrow and the inner corner of the eye should be highlighted in light beige or milky (but not pure white). Even better - matte or semi-matte.

Mascara, eyeliner and kajal are charcoal black. On the lower eyelid, you can put a gold or copper highlight.

To create oriental make-up, the owners of blue eyes will suit cold shades of shadows: gray, blue and purple. Colored shadows should not be too saturated. In order to make the makeup brighter, it is recommended to use pearlescent silver eyeshadows with a metallic effect. If your skin tone is warm, silver can be substituted for gold or copper. The black arrow is best drawn over a shiny strip of shadows.

To add saturation to gray eyes, you need to use the same gray shadow color, but in different textures - matte and shimmery... You can add some silvery eyeshadow, but not too bright, so that the makeup is not more catchy than the eyes. The main focus is on black eyeliner.

There is nothing difficult in doing oriental makeup at home. For this, in addition to decorative cosmetics, skillful hands are needed.In other words, a girl should be prepared for the fact that the first time, perfect shading will not work. We'll have to practice applying the eyeshadow.

Besides, you should take care of the brushes. In the business of creating oriental makeup, fluffy brushes are needed to apply the main light color, flat ones for drawing, special ones for shading.

Let's take a closer look at the technique of creating an oriental makeup step by step.

• Moisturizing the skin. Apply a serum, cream or gel to the cleansed face.
• To even out the skin tone, first use the base, and then the foundation.
• Dry skin does not need to be powdered, but other skin types need it.
• Next, apply contouring agents, blush and highlighter.

After applying all the necessary funds to the face, they proceed to the design of the eyebrows. To do this, you will need: a pencil of the same tone with the color of the hairs, eyebrow shadows, wax for fixing. First, you need to draw a contour with a pencil, add hairs if the eyebrows do not grow thick enough. Thick eyebrows can be slightly complemented with shadows. The resulting shape is fixed with wax.

Eyeshadow and eyeliner are applied gradually, step by step. Shadows first - from light to dark. When the shadows are shaded, apply the eyeliner. But before that, you need to outline the contour of the future arrow with a brush, then fill it with eyeliner. Kayal is applied to the mucous membrane of the lower eyelid and to the lower eyelid itself.

After a few training sessions, this makeup will be easy to do.

Some oriental girls use stickers to lift the drooping eyelid. This technique is used by Korean, Japanese and Chinese women. The stickers are completely harmless to the eyes. It is not difficult to glue them on, and tweezers are best suited for this purpose. First, apply the sticker to the upper eyelid, and then press down.

Those who are not ready for such serious experiments with appearance can use more traditional techniques. The peculiarity of the Asian century is such that there are practically no folds on it. Therefore, you need to apply shadows a little differently - not with a corner, which is traditional for the European cut of the eyes, but in a semicircle, creating the appearance of a fold with the help of smooth transitions of shadows.

Owners of narrow and small eyes should not draw the mucous membrane with a black pencil. Better to play in contrast and apply a long-lasting white kajal. In this case, the eyes will visually appear wider.

Round eyes need to be carefully "extended" with the help of arrows. But it is important not to overdo it - if the tail of the arrow is longer than the upper eyelid, the eyes will appear even smaller.

Close-set eyes can be visually "set" wider if matte shadows (milky or ecru) are applied to the inner corners.

Successful examples of oriental makeup will help beginners in this direction to generate ideas for their own image.

• Oriental makeup makes blue eyes even brighter and more expressive.

• Indian makeup can hardly be confused with any other.

• Green eyes will become truly magical in such a frame.

• Arabic makeup can also be done in delicate shades. But the presence of black eyeliner and mascara is a must.

• Japanese make-up is delicate and watercolor.

• The Korean version has a tendency towards naturalness.